Geothermal energy is clean and essentially unlimited (at least until the Earth is swallowed by the Sun in about 7.59 billion years when the Sun expands into a red giant and engulfs our planet)! In the meantime, the core of our planet will continually generate thermal energy that can be used Read more…
The very short answer to that question is: no. Now here’s the longer answer. Building enough nuclear power plants to make a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would cost trillions of dollars and create tens of thousands of tons of deadly radioactive waste. Where and how will that dangerous Read more…
you’re probably aware that the Massachusetts Legislature failed to pass a comprehensive climate bill when the legislative session ended in August. Environmental groups and individuals across the state had been working for two years to help craft the bills that were part of the proposed legislation: filing comments, calling and Read more…
The concentration of methane (CH4) in the atmosphere has more than doubled over the past 200 years. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that has caused around 30% of all human-caused global warming since the start of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s. Most methane emissions are anthropogenic; that is, they are the Read more…
Anyone who sat through the days of Massachusetts Senate hearings on the current climate omnibus bill last week would be forgiven for having some questions about the efficiency of the legislative process in Massachusetts.
Building a cleaner power grid in Massachusetts will require new infrastructure—but deciding where that infrastructure goes requires care, clarity on the principles guiding decision-making, and concerted community engagement.
Building a cleaner power grid in Massachusetts will require new infrastructure—but deciding where that infrastructure goes requires care, clarity on the principles guiding decision-making, and concerted community engagement.
Building a cleaner power grid in Massachusetts will require new infrastructure—but deciding where that infrastructure goes requires care, clarity on the principles guiding decision-making, and concerted community engagement.
The accelerating effects of the oncoming climate disaster are creating extreme weather events that are making the essential task of rapidly decreasing fossil fuel dependence even more difficult than it would otherwise be. Keeping the lights, heat, and air conditioning reliably operating while transitioning to renewable sources of energy is Read more…
Battery systems can be used to store energy from renewable sources, like wind and solar, to be released when the electric grid needs extra power.